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The City’s fallen “king of mining” will begin the fight to restore his reputation next week, when his appeal against a £450,000 fine for allegedly leaking inside information comes before an independent tribunal.

The high-flying career of Ian Hannam, one of Britain’s top investment bankers and a driving force behind some of the biggest transactions in recent years, was left in tatters last April when the Financial Services Authority controversially disciplined him for alleged market abuse.

Mr Hannam stepped down from his role as chairman of equity capital markets at JP Morgan and vowed to clear his name.